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Date(s) - 04/26/2017
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
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Corazón Performing Arts
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Flamenco dancer and sought out choreographer, Manuel Gutierrez, will be accompanied by LA’s best musicians for an exciting and one of a kind Flamenco show. Manuel is considered to be a charismatic and passionate performer that over-delivers at every show. For this new show, he will be performing with flamenco singer Jose Cortes, guitarist Andres Vadin, Grammy winner Diego Alvarez “El Negro” on percusión, and Joel Nuñez on Sax
- Manuel Gutierrez — baile
- José Cortés Fernández — cante flamenco/flamenco singing
- Joel Nuñez — saxophone
- Andres Vadin — guitar
- Diego Álvarez “El Negro” — cajón
Manuel Gutierrez
Born in Montpellier, France after his parents had migrated to South of France from Cordoba, Spain. From a young age he had shown a talent for dance, winning his first flamenco award at only 8 years old. He began to develop his unique style under the direction of Lita Peiro, José Galván and later with Joaquin Grilo and Javier Latorre.
By age twenty, Gutierrez began producing works and dancing across Europe with legendary artists including Duquende, Chicuelo, Juan Carmona and Chispa Negra. He also began to collaborate with top French choreographers Redha, Marjorie Ascione, and Gerome Zerbie. In 2008, Manuel was invited to choreograph the production “Flamenco Flamen’ka” which sold out the Lyric Theatre in London and and ran for five years in Great Britain and France. Guiterrez’s fame as a choreographer and producer was growing.
The Telegraph in London called his work “Fiery.”
Danse Magazine nicknamed him, “The Young Flamenco Prince.” Figarro Newspaper raved “The dance is strong, voluptuous, and spectacular… a profound type of Flamenco and incredibly explosive.”
Manuel was invited to teach at the top studios in Europe including L’Opéra de Paris. During this period, he worked on television and stage productions as choreographer/dancer, such as “Romancero Gitano,” “El Emigrante” and many others. Since 2011, Manuel has contributed his time as Artistic Director for Global Gift Foundation for the charitable initiative “The Global Gift Gala” which works alongside actress, producer and philanthropist Eva Longoria as Honorary Chair in benefit of Eva Longoria Foundation, Ricky Martin Foundation, Global Gift Foundation and many more. Manuel continues to work alongside Longoria and has produced charitable events in Los Angeles, London, Paris, Cannes, Mexico and Dubai.
Manuel concurrently has continued to dance and choreograph around the world with artists like Louis Winsberg, Souad Massi and San Francisco-based dance company “Caminos Flamencos.” In 2012, he helped create the production “Juncal Street” with Fanny Ara and his choreography was nominated for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award. Currently residing in Los Angeles, Manuel is establishing himself as a very prolific performer and choreographer throughout the U.S., having created his first U.S production, “KOMPAZ”, performing with the LA Opera and continuing his collaborations with musicians of different genres in his quest to define himself as an explorer of dance in general and flamenco in particular. More at www.manuelgutierrez.net
José Cortés Fernández
A Gypsy singer from Marseilles, France. Since 2009, he has graced our community with his presence and command of Cante Flamenco. He’s always traveling around the country and internationally for shows, but you can find him as a regular at local shows and classes
Diego Álvarez “El Negro”
Born in Caracas, Venezuela and began his musical studies with the juvenile orchestra movements such as “Simón Bolívar”. Coincidentally he studied Afro-venezuelan percussion in the popular culture workshops of the “Fundación Bigott”.
He is the founder of the Pasión Flamenca company and musical director and teacher at the school of superior flamenco studies in Caracas, directed by Daniela Tugues.
He has lived in Spain for the past 5 years, working with such artists as: Antonio Canales, Sara Baras, Joaquín Cortés, Suroma, Losadas, Juan Andrés Maya, Rafaela Carrasco, La Tati, Alejandro Granados, Antonio Reyes, Manuel Reyes, Belén Fernández, Alfonso Losa, Rafael Estévez
Andres Valdes
Cuban and studied classical guitar in Havana where he won the first prize in the Amadeo Roldan guitar contest when he was only twelve. he graduated from the Guillermo Tomas and Amadeo Roldan Conservatory of music and developed a passion for all kinds of music namely cuban, popular, jazz, rock, flamenco and classical. he took master classes with Joaquin Clerch, Leo Brouwer, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Gerardo Nunez, Paco Jarana, Alfredo Lagos among other great guitarists. he also learned to accompany flamenco dancers like Maria Juncal as well as flamenco singers. his musical education let him move with total ease between all styles of music playing and making wonderful arrangements for the blues, the bossa nova, for flamenco, jazz, rock, pop, european folk, middle eastern and cuban songs. he composed music for the Compania de danzas espanolas Aires and the Compania flamenca Ecos.
andres played and recorded with many artists and groups such as Aceituna sin Hueso, Asere, Billy Cobhan, El Chato, Jorge Pardo, Saul Quiros, Antonio Carmona, Falete, Golden Glow, Jose Fernandez, Wadih El Safi and many others, touring throughout the united kingdom and europe, cuba and lebanon and playing in many festivals (Peter Gabriel Womad, Glastombury, Musicport world music festival).
he started collaborating with singer/song writer kamal kozah in 2002 recording his guitar playing on mar then he went on composing, recording and signing the arrangements of over forty songs on projects such as in my house , chant de nuit, ka and fi layla , to be released shortly.
he loves mestizaje music.
Joel Nuñez
Learning piano in Cuba when he was years old, later specializing and graduating in saxophone and piano execution from the world renowned Amadeo Roldán Conservatory in La Habana.
Growing up, he performed with a myriad of bands and groups but deep down, he was fascinated by the American jazz sounds so, to fulfill his dream of playing with the masters, he emigrated to the US, where his incredible talent has led him quickly to perform and/or record with some of the most popular Latin music celebrities such as Francisco Cespedes, Perspectiva (Arturo Sandoval band) Gilberto Santarosa, Ismael Miranda, Angela Carrasco, Karmandan, and many others.
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